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Teacher Cards

Teacher Cards are available to teachers and other authorized school personnel currently employed by public, private, and parochial schools located within the City of Wheaton or School District 200 boundaries.

School principals and/or librarians are sent a Teacher Card application each fall and are asked to submit a list of authorized teachers including full name and email address. Once the signed application is returned, Teacher Cards are created for each authorized teacher.

Teacher Cards are exempt from overdue fines.

Teachers are responsible for payment on Lost or Damaged items. If payment is not received within a timely manner, all Teacher Cards from the school will be blocked from checking out and requesting Book Bags until payment is received.

Materials checked out on a Teacher Card must be for classroom use and not for personal borrowing. The number of items checked out from a certain subject area may be limited due to high demand.

Those with Teacher Cards may request a Book Bag or may come to WPL to select items themselves. Since there is no physical card, just an account in our system, authorized teachers are asked to present a valid ID (school ID badge, driver’s license, etc.) when checking out items.

Young Adult Book Bags

Young Adult (YA) Book Bags are available to those with Teacher Cards, teaching grades 6-12, in good standing and homeschoolers who are teaching ages 12-18. Items may be requested in specific subject areas for use in the classroom.

To request a YA Book Bag, please fill out the online form below. PDF forms can be emailed to teenread@wheatonlibrary.org or faxed to 630-668-8950.

WPL staff will provide as many of the requested items as possible, but we must leave sufficient materials to accommodate other patrons. WPL staff reserve the right to limit the number of Book Bags requested from a school or a specific teacher if necessary.